EXACTLY !! The fan I use is a 3” computer muffin fan, just like I say in my document. The principal is simple, remove the heat from the fins on the rear of the fridge and this allows the system to expel more heat from inside the fridge to the rear fins thus dropping temperature inside the fridge. > On Jul 30, 2019, at 11:05 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > > I've done it to several vans in my family over the years. It helped all > of them, when camping in warm weather. It also reduces the amount of > running of the main fan. It isn't a fix for fridges that aren't already > working well, it just lets well working fridges do better in hotter > weather than they otherwise would. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster Frank Condelli & Associates <http://www.frankcondelli.com/> - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Parts BusFusion <http://www.busfusion.com/> a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 06 ~ 09, 2019 Lionel Trains (Collection for sale <http://www.frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm>) |
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